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Making Sustainable Jet Fuel – Wow!

Edited By NODE SMITH, ND From Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)- Scientists at ETH Zurich have built a plant that can produce carbon-neutral liquid fuels from sunlight and air. The next goal will be to take this technology to industrial scale and...

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Notes from the Field: June, 2021

JARED L. ZEFF, ND, VNMI, LAC  The following is not an article prepared for a medical journal. Not every statement of fact is cited or referenced. This is a commentary on the medicine, a running set of observations about practice in the field. It’s not meant to be...

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Study Explores Gut-Brain Connection

Intestinal microbes influence the energy consumption required for larger brains in mammals In a groundbreaking study at Northwestern University, researchers found a solid relationship between the brain and the gut. Analysis indicates that mammals with large brains...

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Marijuana Breath-Analyzer

Node Smith, ND With the increase in marijuana legalization, both for medical use as well as recreational use, the question of how to test for intoxication of drivers has been an increasing concern. A company from California, Hound Labs, may have solved the problem by...

WNF – Global Naturopathic Regulation

Naturopathic News Iva Lloyd, ND, RPP Naturopathy is practiced in every world region, spanning over 80 countries. Regulation of the naturopathic profession currently exists Africa, Asia (India), Europe, Latin America, and in jurisdictions in North America. To be a full...

Study suggests glaucoma may be an autoimmune disease

Node Smith, ND Unexpected findings show that the body’s own immune system destroys retinal cells Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Glaucoma, a disease that afflicts nearly 70 million people worldwide, is something of a mystery despite its prevalence. Little is known...

Older Adults Less Able to Recognize Their Errors

Node Smith, ND Maybe there’s some truth in the adage, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” If those new tricks necessitate an awareness of mistakes made during the learning process, perhaps it is harder for older people to learn new things. At least this may be an...

Purslane and Henna May Prevent Yeast Infections

Node Smith, ND Vaginal yeast infections are a fairly common woman’s health complaint, causing itching and irritation, and general discomfort. However, female genitalia is not the only site that is susceptible to yeast infections. In fact, the Centers for Disease...

Curcumin Eye Drops to Treat Glaucoma

Node Smith, ND A team of researchers are in in the process of developing an eye drop that contains a constituent from turmeric, curcumin, to be used for the treatment of glaucoma.1 The drops would be useful in the early stages of the eye disease to lower inflammation....

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Exposure to Novel Information Could Promote Interest in Learning

From Ohio State University Long before they enter a classroom, people learn to identify commonplace objects like a "dog" and a "chair" just by encountering them in everyday life, with no intent to learn about what they are. A new study is one of the first to provide...

Dysfunctional Breathing Patterns in Athletes

From Ritsumeikan University Breathing patterns are an important indicator of an individual's health. A healthy individual breathes naturally using primary respiratory muscles (e.g., diaphragm muscle) that produce a rhythmic observable movement of the upper rib cage,...

Ketamine as a Rapid Antidepressant

From Northwestern University Ketamine is the speedster of antidepressants, working within hours compared to more common antidepressants that can take several weeks. But ketamine can only be given for a limited amount of time because of its many side effects. Now, a...

COVID-19 and VIOME

As we all continue to navigate this challenging, world-wide event, I very much hope that every one of you is safe, well, and able to use this time to invest as much as you can in your health.  Viome is a federally certified clinical lab and certified by the state...

Ethical Product Marketing in the Coronavirus Era: Town Hall

We will be discussing the do's and don'ts of marketing products during the Coronavirus era.This is pertinent not only for the hemp industry but the larger dietary supplement industry as well! I will be joined by two special guests which cover the expert legal,...

The Importance of Autophagy in the Brain

Node Smith, ND Scientists from the laboratory of Dr. Natalia Kononenko at the CECAD Center of Excellence in Aging Research at the University of Cologne have found that autophagy -- the process of cellular self-recycling, or waste clearance -- is dispensable for the...

Low Cost Face Shields for PPE Developed at UMass

Node Smith, ND In just under two weeks, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with engineers, nurses and other health care professionals, have developed a design informed by clinical feedback for protective plastic face shields as the nation combats...

Consumers May Not Understand THC Levels in Cannabis Products

Node Smith, ND Few cannabis consumers understand what the THC numbers on packages of cannabis edibles really mean, according to a new University of Waterloo study. Few cannabis consumers understand what the THC numbers on packages of cannabis edibles really mean The...

More to Lateralization of the Brain than Previously Thought

Node Smith, ND The left and right side of our brain are specialized for some cognitive abilities. For example, in humans, language is processed predominantly in the left hemisphere, and the right hand is controlled by the motor cortex in the left hemisphere. The...

Emphasizing Nature in Children’s Play Spaces

Node Smith, ND A world first review of the importance of nature play could transform children's play spaces, supporting investment in city and urban parks, while also delivering important opportunities for children's physical, social and emotional development....

Consumers May Not Understand THC Levels in Cannabis Products

Node Smith, ND Few cannabis consumers understand what the THC numbers on packages of cannabis edibles really mean, according to a new University of Waterloo study. Few cannabis consumers understand what the THC numbers on packages of cannabis edibles really mean The...

More to Lateralization of the Brain than Previously Thought

Node Smith, ND The left and right side of our brain are specialized for some cognitive abilities. For example, in humans, language is processed predominantly in the left hemisphere, and the right hand is controlled by the motor cortex in the left hemisphere. The...

Emphasizing Nature in Children’s Play Spaces

Node Smith, ND A world first review of the importance of nature play could transform children's play spaces, supporting investment in city and urban parks, while also delivering important opportunities for children's physical, social and emotional development....

Preventing and Removing SARS-CoV-19 From Water Supplies

Node Smith, ND Scientists know that coronaviruses, including the SARS-CoV-19 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, can remain infectious for days -- or even longer -- in sewage and drinking water. Scientists know that coronaviruses can remain infectious for...

Study on Anti-Parasitic Drug as Treatment for COVID-19

Node Smith, ND A collaborative study led by the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) with the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), a joint venture of the University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital, has shown that an...

New Antibiotic Gene Discovered in Pathogens

Node Smith, ND Aminoglycoside antibiotics are critically important for treating several types of infections with multi-resistant bacteria. A completely new resistance gene, which is likely to counteract the newest aminoglycoside-drug plazomycin, was recently...

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